Estes Park News

Video: Rain possible throughout the day in Estes

Trail-Gazette Staff

Posted:
07/30/2014 09:04:33 AM MDT

Prospect Mountain is shrouded in low clouds as rain fall on Estes Park on Wednesday. Rain is expected all day with a flash flood warning in effect until 6 p.m. Highs in the upper 50s or low 60s. (Walt Hester / Estes Park Trail Gazette)

Continued rain is possible Wednesday across the Estes Valley. Some areas of the valley are reporting over an inch and a half of rain has fallen since Tuesday afternoon. The rain has also brought cooler temperatures as highs Wednesday are only expected to reach into the upper 50s or lower 60s.

The chance of rain or thundershowers is expected to ease on Thursday.

The National Weather Service forecast for the area calls for:

Today: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Cloudy, with a high near 59. East northeast wind 5 to 7 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight, then a slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. East northeast wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Thursday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70. Light and variable wind becoming east 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.

Thursday Nigh:t A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. East wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.

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